The year 2013 was the second year in the history of Glory, an international kickboxing event. 2013 starts with 2013 Road to Glory USA 95 kg Tournament, and ends with Glory 13: Tokyo. The events were broadcast through television agreements with Spike TV and other regional channels around the world.

List of events

Road to Glory USA 95 kg Tournament

''Road to Glory USA 95 kg Tournament'' was a kickboxing event held on February 2, 2013 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in

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, US.

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Road to Glory USA 85 kg Tournament

''Road to Glory USA 85 kg Tournament'' was a kickboxing event held on February 9, 2013 at the Hollywood Park Casino in

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, US.

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Road to Glory Japan 65 kg Tournament

''Road to Glory Japan 65 kg Tournament'' was a kickboxing event held on March 10, 2013 at the

Differ Ariake Arena was an indoor sporting arena located in the Ariake neighborhood of Tokyo, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 1,246 seats and it was opened in 1999. It was mainly used for professional wrestling and martial arts events. The arena became known a ...

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Road to Glory USA 77 kg Tournament

''Road to Glory USA 77 kg Tournament'' was a kickboxing event held on March 22, 2013 at the Capitale in

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, US.

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Glory 5: London

''Glory 5: London'' was a kickboxing event held on March 23, 2013 at the

ExCeL Arena ExCeL London (an abbreviation for Exhibition Centre London) is an exhibition centre, international convention centre and former hospital in the Custom House area of Newham, East London. It is situated on a site on the northern quay of the Roy ...

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This event featured a super fight between

Tyrone Spong Tyrone Clinton Spong (born 3 September 1985) is a Surinamese-Dutch professional boxer and mixed martial artist and former kickboxer. As a boxer, he held the WBC and WBO Latino heavyweight titles in 2018. In kickboxing, he is the former WFCA cru ...

and

Remy Bonjasky Remy Kenneth Bonjasky (born January 10, 1976) is a Surinamese-Dutch former kickboxer. He is a three-time K-1 World Grand Prix heavyweight champion, winning the title in 2003, 2004, and 2008. Bonjasky has been known for his flying kicks, knee att ...

as headliner; this event also featured non-tournament super fight series.

Results

Glory 6: Istanbul

''Glory 6: Istanbul'' was a kickboxing event held on April 6, 2013 at the Ülker Arena in

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This event featured a super fight between

Gökhan Saki Gökhan Saki (born 18 October 1983Daniel Ghiță Daniel Florin Ghiță (, born 22 April 1981) is a Romanian politician and former kickboxer, who serves as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania since December 2020. Ghiță is the former It's Showtime heavyweight champion. He formerly ...

as headliner, this event also featured non-tournament super fight series.

Results

Glory 7: Milan

''Glory 7: Milan'' was a kickboxing event held on April 20, 2013 at the

Mediolanum Forum Mediolanum Forum (originally the Forum di Assago, formerly the FilaForum and DatchForum) is an indoor sports arena that is located in Assago, a small town 3 km outside Milan, Italy. The arena has a seating capacity of 12,700 and is primarily use ...

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. This event featured non-tournament super fight series.

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This event featured a super fight between

Giorgio Petrosyan Gevorg "Giorgio" Petrosyan ( hy, Գևորգ Պետրոսյան; born December 10, 1985) is an Armenian-Italian kickboxer who competes in the middleweight division. Nicknamed "The Doctor" and noted for his supreme technical skills, ringsmanship a ...

and Hafid El Boustati as headliner. In co-main event,

Murthel Groenhart Murthel Cyrill Dwyth Groenhart (born October 10, 1986) is a Dutch-Surinamese mixed martial artist and former kickboxer. Groenhart is the 2012 K-1 World MAX World Championship Tournament Champion and former Glory Welterweight Champion. Caree ...

had to battle with fellow superstar

Robin van Roosmalen Robin van Roosmalen (born 1 October 1989) is a retired Dutch kickboxer and mixed martial artist, currently signed with Bellator MMA, competing in their Featherweight division. He is the former Glory Featherweight Champion and former Glory Lig ...

, this event also featured non-tournament super fight series.

Results

Glory 8: Tokyo

''Glory 8: Tokyo'' was a kickboxing event held on May 3, 2013 at the

Ariake Coliseum is an indoor sporting arena in located in Ariake, Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan. It has a capacity of 10,000 and is one of the few professional tennis venues which has a retractable roof. Events The arena is used as the center court for the Japan ...

. This event featured a Glory 65kg Slam Tournament.

Results

Glory 65kg Slam Tournament bracket

Glory 9: New York

''Glory 9: New York'' was a kickboxing event held on June 22, 2013 at the

Hammerstein Ballroom The Hammerstein Ballroom is a ballroom located within the Manhattan Center at 311 West 34th Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The capacity of the ballroom is dependent on the configuration of the room; it seats 2,500 people for theat ...

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, New York. This event featured a Glory 95kg Slam Tournament.

Results

* Final :

def.

Danyo Ilunga Danyo "Dibuba" Ilunga (born January 31, 1987) is a Congolese-German Muay Thai kickboxer currently competing in GLORY. Ilunga is a four-time kickboxing and Muay Thai world champion - most notably being the former It's Showtime 95MAX World Champi ...

via KO at 0:16 of Round 1 * Super Fight :

Rico Verhoeven Ricardo Verhoeven (born 10 April 1989) is a Dutch professional kickboxer who currently competes in the heavyweight division of GLORY, where he is the reigning Glory Heavyweight Champion. A professional since 2004, he also competed in the K-1, ...

def.

Errol Zimmerman Errol Zimmerman (born April 20, 1986) is a Curaçaoan- Dutch kickboxer, representing the Hemmers Gym in Breda, Netherlands. He is K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Amsterdam and SUPERKOMBAT Fight Club tournaments champion. Zimmerman is also former Gl ...

via majority decision * Super Fight :

Wayne Barrett Wayne Barrett (July 11, 1945 – January 19, 2017) was an American journalist. He worked as an investigative reporter and senior editor for ''The Village Voice'' for 37 years, until he was laid off in 2011. Early life and education Barre ...

def. Mike Lemaire via KO at 1:12 of Round 2 * Semi-final :

def.

Filip Verlinden Filip Verlinden (born 26 December 1982) is a Belgian kickboxer who competes in the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions. Verlinden was introduced to the sport at an early age and came to prominence in 2008 when he won the WKA European Super C ...

via unanimous decision * Semi-final :

def.

Dustin Jacoby Dustin Jacoby (born April 4, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist and kickboxer who currently competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. In kickboxing, he has competed for GLORY, and in MMA, he has competed also for Bellator, World S ...

via unanimous decision * Super Fight :

Daniel Ghiță Daniel Florin Ghiță (, born 22 April 1981) is a Romanian politician and former kickboxer, who serves as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania since December 2020. Ghiță is the former It's Showtime heavyweight champion. He formerly ...

def.

Brice Guidon Brice Guidon (born July 16, 1985), also known as ''"Nectar"'', is a French Muay Thai kickboxer. He is the W.P.M.F. European Heavyweight and World Super Heavyweight Muaythai Champion, and the 2011 United Glory World Series runner-up. He has compete ...

via KO at 0:49 of Round 1 * Super Fight :

Joseph Valtellini Joseph John Valtellini (born May 3, 1985) is a Canadian retired Muay Thai kickboxer who competed in the super middleweight division. Nicknamed "Bazooka Joe", Valtellini is a strong and explosive fighter possessing considerable punching power ...

def. Francois Ambang via TKO at 1:04 of Round 3 * Quarter-final :

def.

Michael Duut Michael Duut (born 22 January 1990) is a light heavyweight kickboxer from the Netherlands. He is known for his aggressive fighting style. He is the 2017 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament Winner,fight of the year 2016 winner. He is ...

via KO at 0:31 of Round 1 * Quarter-final :

def. Steve McKinnon via majority decision * Quarter-final :

def. Brian Collette via split decision * Quarter-final :

def.

Mourad Bouzidi Mourad "The Silent Power" Bouzidi ( ar, مراد بوزيدي) (born November 23, 1984) is Dutch– Tunisian heavyweight kickboxer Kickboxing is a combat sport focused on kicking and punching. The combat takes place in a boxing ring, no ...

via unanimous decision * Super Fight :

Anderson Silva Anderson da Silva (; born 14 April 1975) is a Brazilian-American mixed martial artist and boxer. He is a former UFC Middleweight Champion and holds the record for the longest title reign in UFC history at 2,457 days. This started in 2006 an ...

def.

Daniel Sam Daniel Anthony Sam (born 13 August 1981) is an English super heavyweight kickboxer and is currently ranked UK number 1 in the heavyweight division of Muay Thai. He has fought on the top kickboxing promotions including Enfusion, SUPERKOMBAT, ...

via unanimous decision * Reserve Fight : Randy Blake def. Koichi Watanabe via unanimous decision * Reserve Fight :

Artem Vakhitov Artyom Olegovich Vakhitov ( rus, Артё́м Оле́гович Вахитов; born April 4, 1991) is a Russian Muay Thai kickboxer who competes in the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions. Having begun practicing Muay Th ...

def. Luis Tavares via KO at 1:06 of Round 1

Glory 95kg Slam Tournament bracket

Glory 10: Los Angeles

''Glory 10: Los Angeles'' was a kickboxing event held on September 28, 2013 at the

Citizens Business Bank Arena Toyota Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Ontario, California, United States. The arena hosts local sporting events and concerts and is suitable for indoor events, including basketball, ice hockey, ice shows, boxing, graduation ceremonies and con ...

in Ontario, California.

Background

The highlight of the event featured a Glory Middleweight World Championship Tournament. Two tournament matches were held, with a third match as reserve. The winners of the two semi-final bouts, proceeded to the finals for the championship main-event. The event also featured eight other non-tournament bouts.

Results

2013 Glory Middleweight World Championship Tournament bracket

¹ Extra round decision.

Glory 11: Chicago

''Glory 11: Chicago'' was a kickboxing event held on October 12, 2013 at the

Sears Centre The Now Arena (originally known as the Sears Centre, Sears Centre Arena and stylized as NOW Arena) is a multi-purpose arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, a northwest suburb from Chicago, near land which formerly contained the Poplar Creek Musi ...

Hoffman Estates, Illinois Hoffman Estates is a village in Illinois, United States. The village is located primarily in Cook County, with a small section in Kane County. It is a suburb of Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 52,530. The village now serves a ...

Background

The highlight of the event featured a Glory Heavyweight World Championship Tournament. Two tournament matches were held, with a third match as reserve. The winners of the two semi-final bouts, proceeded to the finals for the championship main-event. The event also featured other non-tournament bouts. It was Glory's first event broadcast on

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, had average of 381,000 and peak of 782,000 viewers.

Results

2013 Glory Heavyweight World Championship Tournament bracket

Glory 12: New York

''Glory 12: New York'' was a kickboxing event held on November 23, 2013 at

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Background

The highlight of the event featured a Glory Lightweight World Championship Tournament. Two tournament matches were held, with a third match as reserve. The winners of the two semi-final bouts, proceeded to the finals for the championship main-event. The event also featured other non-tournament bouts. It had average of 476,000 and peak of 665,000 viewers on Spike TV.

Results

2013 Glory Lightweight World Championship Tournament bracket

Glory 13: Tokyo

''Glory 13: Tokyo'' was a kickboxing event held on December 21, 2013 at the

Background

The highlight of the event was a Glory Welterweight World Championship Tournament. Two tournament matches were held, with a third match as reserve. The winners of the two semi-final bouts proceeded to the finals for the championship main-event. The event also featured other non-tournament bouts, including the retirement match of the legendary

Peter Aerts Peter Aerts (born 25 October 1970) is a Dutch semi-retired kickboxer. Known for his devastating high kicks, which earned him the nickname "The Dutch Lumberjack", he is widely considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight kickboxers of all time ...

, against

, and

vs.

II. Glory 13 had average of 659,000 and peak of 905,000 viewers on Spike TV.

Results

2013 Glory Welterweight World Championship Tournament bracket

References

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